1/3 hp garbage disposals
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Great11.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Avg price
Great$86.58avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Great$943K$943K/yr · 99K searches
Price range
Good$50.28–$123.49cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Good+22.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Returns
Okay4.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Bad4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Bad7,998.14avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Bad94%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 1/3 hp garbage disposals is a $943K/yr Amazon United States market (99K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
1/3 hp garbage disposals market data
- Units sold / yr
- 8K–10K
- avg 1,250–1,500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $693K–$866K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 11.0%
- Avg BSR
- #6
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 100%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 73 months
- Avg seller age
- 170 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 94% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
3 falling
Sellers
85
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
94%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- InSinkErator92%
- Waste King4%
- WASTEMAID3%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +22.7% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.4×
Top 1/3 hp garbage disposals search terms
- badger 1/3 hp garbage disposal15K/yr
- badger 1 garbage disposal9K/yr
- 1/3 hp garbage disposals10K/yr
- garbage disposal 1/3 hp6K/yr
- insinkerator badger 18K/yr
- badger 100 garbage disposal 1/3 hp4K/yr
- badger garbage disposal 1/3 hp5K/yr
- badger insinkerator 1/3 hp5K/yr
- badger 1-874K/yr
- 1/3 hp garbage disposal3K/yr
Top 1/3 hp garbage disposals products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 7 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
InSinkErator Badger 1 Garbage Disposal with Power Cord Badger Series 1/3 HP Continuous Feed Food Waste Disposer
InSinkErator$95.274.7★6,874 rev
InSinkErator Badger 1 Garbage Disposal Badger Series 1/3 HP Continuous Feed Food Waste Disposer
InSinkErator$91.434.7★4,856 rev
InSinkErator Badger 5 Garbage Disposal Badger Series 1/2 HP Continuous Feed Food Waste Disposer
InSinkErator$113.914.6★19,920 rev
Waste King Garbage Disposal for Kitchen Sink with Power Cord Compact Food Waste Disposer L-111
Waste King$50.284.4★6,095 rev
Waste Maid 10-US-WM-048-3B Garbage Disposal Anti-Jam Stainless Steel Food Waste Grinding System 1/3 HP Compact Black
WASTEMAID$60.844.6★889 rev
Newest
by launch date
InSinkErator ES30 W/C 1/3 HP Motor Continuous Feed Kitchen Garbage Disposal with Power Cord
InSinkErator$70.84141 rev
Waste Maid 10-US-WM-048-3B Garbage Disposal Anti-Jam Stainless Steel Food Waste Grinding System 1/3 HP Compact Black
WASTEMAID$60.84889 rev
InSinkErator Badger 5 Garbage Disposal with Power Cord Badger Series 1/2 HP Continuous Feed Food Waste Disposer
InSinkErator$123.4917,212 rev
InSinkErator Badger 1 Garbage Disposal with Power Cord Badger Series 1/3 HP Continuous Feed Food Waste Disposer
InSinkErator$95.276,874 rev
Waste King Garbage Disposal for Kitchen Sink with Power Cord Compact Food Waste Disposer L-111
Waste King$50.286,095 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumInSinkErator ES30 W/C 1/3 HP Motor Continuous Feed Kitchen Garbage Disposal with Power Cord
InSinkErator$70.844.6★
Waste King Garbage Disposal for Kitchen Sink with Power Cord Compact Food Waste Disposer L-111
Waste King$50.284.4★
InSinkErator Badger 5 Garbage Disposal Badger Series 1/2 HP Continuous Feed Food Waste Disposer
InSinkErator$113.914.6★
InSinkErator Badger 1 Garbage Disposal with Power Cord Badger Series 1/3 HP Continuous Feed Food Waste Disposer
InSinkErator$95.274.7★
InSinkErator Badger 1 Garbage Disposal Badger Series 1/3 HP Continuous Feed Food Waste Disposer
InSinkErator$91.434.7★
What buyers say about 1/3 hp garbage disposals
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Ease of installation”
“Excellent price”
“EXCELLENT PRODUCT”
“Quiet and powerful”
“As advertised”
“Fits perfectly”
“Quite operation and works great”
“Durable”
“easy to use”
“Compact disposal”
What buyers complain about
“which feels like you are breaking it”
“Leaking”
“Install difficulty”
“cheap crap”
“It made loud noise”
“Didn't work”
“Inaccurate information”
“Garbage disposal”
“Instructions vague”
“It's tiny”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is 1/3 hp garbage disposals profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $943K/yr across 7 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +22.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- How competitive is the 1/3 hp garbage disposals niche?
- 3 brands and 85 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 94% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in 1/3 hp garbage disposals?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Leak-Proof, Assembly/Installation. The return rate is 4.1%.
- When does demand for 1/3 hp garbage disposals peak?
- Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun–Jul; the busiest month runs 3.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the 1/3 hp garbage disposals niche?
- Listings span $50.28–$123.49; the average listing price is $86.58 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 7,998 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.